Arthur Chaskalson

Arthur Chaskalson
Chief Justice of South Africa
In office
November 2001  June 2005
PresidentThabo Mbeki
DeputyPius Langa
Preceded byIsmail Mahomed
Succeeded byPius Langa
President of the Constitutional Court of South Africa
In office
June 1994  November 2001
PresidentNelson Mandela
DeputyPius Langa
Preceded byOffice established
Personal details
Born(1931-11-24)24 November 1931
Johannesburg, South Africa
Died1 December 2012(2012-12-01) (aged 81)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Resting placeWestpark Cemetery, Johannesburg
SpouseLorraine Chaskalson
ChildrenMatthew and Jerome
Alma materUniversity of the Witwatersrand

Arthur Chaskalson SCOB, (24 November 1931 – 1 December 2012) was President of the Constitutional Court of South Africa from 1994 to 2001 and Chief Justice of South Africa from 2001 to 2005. Chaskalson was a member of the defence team in the Rivonia Trial of 1963.